Through the Ring of Red Mansions

The Daqing Dynasty had a large population and low labor costs, so Jia Huan chose the site of the cement research workshop and cement factory in a desolate area west of Gyeonggi, which would not disturb the people's livelihood for a while. .

The day turned fifteen, and Jia Huan went back to Rongfu to greet him. By the way, he invited Jiamu and all the sisters to visit his Langhuan Villa. Jiamu was very happy and said with a smile, "I'm still thinking about it." , just waiting here for you to say, who knows that you and I have been waiting for such a long time."

Jia Huan laughed and said, "It's my fault, how can the old lady punish me, or if tomorrow is not enough, I will spend a few more days in the villa?"

Everyone who said it laughed, and Jiamu wiped her eyes happily and said, "You little monkey who catches your mouth, I don't mean to feel sorry for you sisters who have nowhere to go on weekdays. When I visit your place occasionally, it doesn't count as going outside. go."

Jia Huan said, "It's okay to see the sky, but the backcountry where I live is not as good as the city."

Tanchun laughed and said, "It's amazing. It can be seen that we have never been out before. I don't know when the west mountain became a remote place. Those princes and ministers who want to come to other courtyards are also built in What about the remote villages, we are just ordinary people, so we just live in the city.”

Li Wan said with a smile, "Listen to what Sanya said, she is just like a Feng sister again. The real choreographer has nothing to say."

Jia Huan smiled at Jia Mu again, "since I'm going for a stroll, I thought I might as well invite the second wife, Lian's second sister-in-law and two aunts together. They don't go out easily. Take advantage of the good time now." Come on, let's go out and play together."

Mother Jia was still a little puzzled when she heard about Mrs. Wang, but when Jia Huan mentioned the two aunts, she couldn't guess what Jia Huan meant. Jia Huan got Tanhua, and was raised by Aunt Zhao, so in recent years, everyone has given Aunt Zhao a high look. She doesn't need her to do the work of opening curtains and holding pots and rice, but it's just during the New Year's Eve. Standing beside Mrs. Wang should have a scene.

In fact, Mother Jia and Jia Zheng were on the same mind. She was worried that Jia Huan would suppress the limelight of Baoyu, a son-in-law, and she was afraid that Jia Huan would suppress Jia Huan for Baoyu, which would chill the child. .In a dilemma, I remembered Mrs. Wang's appearance again. I couldn't say that I had to rely on Jia Huan with my old bones and two jade children, so I thought for a while and smiled, "This is your filial piety. Let Yuanyang tell They just said it."

When Yuanyang came back, he smiled and said, "I have told the second wife, Lian's second grandmother and two aunts, and they all said that it will disturb Brother Huan's interest."

They all said a few more words and came out of Jia's mother's room together. Baoyu invited Jia Huan to talk in Yihong Courtyard again, insisting on discussing with him the topic of starting the society tomorrow.Jia Huan said, "You have been there, see if there is anything worth singing about there, and don't always sing about flowers and plants. I think the Green Lake Pavilion on the east hill is close, so I'll ask someone to arrange it early. , wouldn't it be interesting for us to sit there and enjoy the scenery and write poems?"

Baoyu clapped his hands and praised, "These sisters and sisters have never climbed any mountains. I remember that the road is close there, and they can't walk very far, and there are no people. It really is a good place. This year, Chongyang didn't care about climbing high. But make up for it this time.”

Jia Huan also asked Baoyu, Daiyu Xiangyun Baochai and others what kind of taste they liked, which caused Baoyu to talk a lot.After a while, I saw the waiter in Tanchun's room come in and say, "Master Huan, don't you have time? We girls are bothering each other."

Then Baoyu gave up and asked Jia Huan to go to Qiushuangzhai, and saw Daiyu also at Tanchun's place.As soon as Tanchun saw Jia Huan, he smiled and said, "Your elder sister Lin has something to bother you, that's why I invited you here."

Jia Huan then looked at Daiyu, and said with a smile, "Why is it such a big deal, just find a little girl to give orders and it's over, why do you need the sister of the princess to give orders in person?"

Tanchun also said, "That's not what I said, she insisted on telling you face to face so she wouldn't be rude."

Daiyu smiled and said to Jia Huan, "Duo was taken care of and thought of me in everything, but I never thanked him face to face."

Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Sister princess, don't be too polite. Now that you are older than me, you just want to take care of me."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You are stronger than us, so why use us to take care of you, but we still need to bother you."

Jia Huan smiled, and then asked, "What's the matter, sister Lin just tell me to do it."

Daiyu asked Zicuckoo to take two 100 taels of silver notes, and said, "I was thinking of those bird's nests that you gave me every year during Chinese New Year. They are golden in color and taste good. The ones I save and those bought outside are not as good as those, so I want you to get some for me. My body can’t live without bird’s nest for four seasons. First, food and clothing are all spent on the house. It’s very expensive. I don't want to cause trouble for the old lady, but now the empress dowager and the concubine's godmother are merciful, and have given me a share of the princess's salary. I also know that part of my parents' money has already been stored there, and I will send it every month. Someone sent some to me, so I was very rich, so I thought about making some for myself, and the old ladies should never let them know."

Jia Huan hastily pushed, "Sister Lin is such a fool to spend money on such a trivial matter. Since I want to eat bird's nest, I just ask someone to send some in every month."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "I was afraid that you would say that, so I must tell you face to face. No matter how good our relationship is with you, no one asks you for things like this. It seems that I am someone. If I didn't force you to People can’t find that kind of bird’s nest anywhere, so I won’t tell you about it again.”

Jia Huan laughed and said, "That's no reason to ask for money from your relatives. Besides, if you eat a bowl every three to five days, how many taels can you eat?" After waiting for a long time, seeing Daiyu's persistence, Tanchun persuaded Jia Huan, "If you don't want Huan'er, just accept the money. It's nothing else, just because there are still sister Bao and Xiangyun in the garden. If you know about it, don't worry about it." good."

Daiyu also said, "That's what you said, and the empress in the palace is your serious sister. If you let my aunt know, she won't be careless."

Jia Huan had no choice but to pick up the silver and said, "That's it, it's just that the money is enough to buy bird's nest for a year or two, so I'll take it first."

Daiyu Tanchun laughed again, Jia Huan said, "Actually, apart from bird's nest, sister Lin boils some milk to drink every day. That thing can help people strengthen their physique, better than drinking ginseng tea."

Daiyu also drank milk at home when she was a child, and she couldn't help frowning when she heard that, "That kind of thing is weird, I'm not used to drinking it."

Jia Huan said with a smile, "Break dry almonds into fine foam. When boiling milk, put a little into it so it won't smell bad. You can also add some sugar after cooking. Drinking it every day can whiten your skin. In the south of the capital, there is There is a Liujiazhuang, where several buffaloes brought in from the south are raised, and the buffalo milk produced there is very good, sister Lin might as well ask someone to get some to taste."

In later generations, some people said that Chinese people’s physique is not suitable for drinking milk, and the nutrition is not as good as that of foreigners. However, Jia Huan can drink it by himself. In the past, he ordered fresh milk for several months in winter, and he could drink it all winter. It is not easy to catch a cold.

Southern buffalo milk was originally one of the world's few high-quality milk sources, not to mention the green and natural environment of Daqing with no industrial pollution.That Liujiazhuang is actually Jia Huan's Zhuangzi, which usually raises the buffaloes transported from the south as milk cows, and now all the ingredients for the butter desserts in Jinxiu Restaurant come from that Zhuangzi.

After finishing speaking at Tanchun, Jia Huan said that he would go back to the villa to prepare. After lunch, he went out of the inner courtyard, glanced at the second gate, but did not see the inkstone, and went to the corner gate again. Over there, Fang saw him and Sheng'er, one of Jia Lian's subordinates, escorting an old woman and child into a carriage on the street.

A woman next to her said to the old woman, "It's a coincidence that grandma came here this time. Our grandma just moved the yard and hasn't settled down yet. Let's come back next time, we will see you."

When the carriage went far away, the three of them turned around and met Jia Huan. Sheng'er and the old woman hurried up to pay respects. Mo Yan approached very attentively and said, "Master, why did you come out so early? I thought you would come up again Auntie is going there."

Jia Huan laughed and said, "I didn't come out early, and I didn't know you were wandering around. Why did you come here?"

Mo Yan said, "Grandma Liu came from somewhere. I saw Sheng'er and this sister-in-law sent out together, so I called a carriage for them."

It was only then that Jia Huan realized that the ones just now were Grandma Liu and Ban'er, but now that Sister Feng is no longer in charge of the house, she wondered if this Grandma Liu would still have a chance to visit the Grand View Garden.Thinking of what the old woman said just now, she asked, "I just heard you say that your grandma moved the yard, what's going on?"

The old lady smiled and said, "Master Huan doesn't live at home. It's a strange way to ask. Our second master Lian and the second mistress moved to this yard to help the second wife with housekeeping. Now the second mistress is sick." After such a long time, I don’t know when I will raise it, and I can’t help much. Grandma Kuangzhu and Miss San took care of it very well, so our grandma reported to the old lady the day before yesterday, and returned to the old lady. Go to the yard on the wife's side, the eldest wife's side also needs our grandma's service."

Jia Huan nodded, "No wonder you came out of this door."

The woman continued, "Because the old lady nodded and saw that yesterday was a good day, so she moved directly, but just happened to meet this grandma, because she met our grandma when she came back last time. I don’t know anyone else, the people below are ignorant, and they led us to our side, our grandma said that there is no need to disturb Grandma Zhu, and asked Miss Ping’er to give her 20 taels of silver, and sent her back first.”

Seeing Sheng'er standing next to Mo Yan with his hands down, Jia Huan had to ask him how Jia Lian was doing these days. Sheng'er said, "Second Master Lian is very busy and doesn't come home all day. Second Mistress misses her very much and often sends people to the study. Ask if you're back."

When Jia Huan and Mo Yan went out and rode on their horses, he followed them to the street, his eyes only on Mo Yan, so Mo Yan had to stay behind and said in a low voice, "Go back quickly, I will see you in a few days." Still coming to see you."

Then Sheng'er smiled and stood still, watching Mo Yan catch up with Jia Huan and go far away.